The Panama Canal Authority insists on the great commercial potential a port in Corozal Oeste would have, and announced that it will be re-evaluating alternatives to develop it. From a statement issued by the Canal Authority: The Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has authorized the Canal Administration to carry out the […]
Successful Aero Expo Panama Pacifico Proves Business Aviation Growth in Latin America. A successful second annual event is in the books for the Aero Expo Panama Pacifico (AEPP). The expo was larger than its premier in 2016 and enjoyed a 20 percent increase in attendees and 32 exhibitors representing 15 countries. Eight static aircraft were […]
Luke Kawa writes for Bloomberg about the signs that are pointing to a looming slowdown in global trade growth, according to Morgan Stanley. Each component of the bank’s proprietary global trade leading indicator — save for the U.S. dollar — declined in April to mark back-to-back drops for the index, which is used to forecast […]
Nicholas Gill takes us to the Azuero Penninsula and out to Playa Venao to visit a small but wonderful restaurant called Panga. Panga, on the Azuero Peninsula of Panama, is over 60 miles from the nearest supermarket. “It’s like I live on a boat,” said Andrés Morataya, the restaurant’s chef. Yet what Panga lacks is […]
This is a great National Geographic Article written by Sarah Gibens. For almost 100 years, Coíba was inhabited only by criminals and political prisoners. Now it’s one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet. Beautiful but extremely dangerous—that’s how many Panamanians think of the island of Coíba 30 miles from their southern coast. The largest […]
Jenny Berg writes in Bravo Jet Set about Panama as an option for your honeymoon. Heck, pretend it is your honeymoon and come visit us! Let’s get this out of the way: The Panama Canal is, indeed, a marvelous feat of engineering. But — surprise! — there’s more to Panama City than a set of […]
Jesse Delia at The New York Times explores the darkness in search of a female glass frog. It was around 4 a.m. And for Jesse Delia, a graduate student conducting fieldwork in Panama, it had been a long night. His project wasn’t going well, and he was ready to head home. On his way back […]
In March the growth in inventories in most varieties reinforces the fact that the market lacks any clear signals of a reverse in the current downward trend. From the monthly report by the International Coffee Organization (ICO): In March, the ICO composite indicator price fell slightly. While Robustas remained broadly stable, Arabica prices were under […]
Here is a great article with some good ideas if you are ever asked to give up your seat as appeared in Smarter Travel magazine. The whole unhappy story about the doctor hauled off a United flight raises the question of what to do if you’re ever caught in a similar situation. Here’s what you […]
The Panama Canal on Tuesday welcomed the largest vessel to transit through the Expanded Canal since its inauguration in June 2016. The 13,092 TEU Neopanamax containership COSCO Development, measuring 366 meters in length and 48.2 meters in beam, is sailing from Asia and will soon become the largest ship to arrive on the U.S. East […]